Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-02
The wards IsIand Asylun

The Wards Island Asylum.
New York. July 1st.-At the investiga-
ton at the Wards Island Insane ASYLUM
to-daysseveral witnesses and one ex-attend-
ant testified to instances of brutality on
| the part of attendants and some cases of
| neglect by the Medical Superintendent
/ One witness said that in the ward where
boys were confined their morals were con-
tinually being contaminated by filthy ex-
| pressions on the part of the men, Another
witness said that patients would not tell of
| acts OF brutality on account of threats of
worse treatment.
Sharp's Probable Sentence.
New YORK, July 1st.-Jacob Sharp slept
heavily in Ludlowstreet jail until o'clock
Yesterday. He had passed the closing DAYS
| OF the trial in a kind of stupor and dazed
condition. A medical commission will
probably be appointed to examine him.
District Attorney Martin will be satisfied
with two-and-a- half-years' sentence. and
the maximum fine of 5000 Sharp's
friends hope if he cannot get new trial. to
reduce the sentence to one year, with per-
mission to serve it il jail. The maximum
is ten years.
Lynchins in Arkansas,
ST. LOUIS, July 1st-A dispatch from
Little Rock says: Word comes from Brad
planter and stockman Of that county, was
lynched last night 1t appears that Hamil-
ton and man named De Barry recently
murdered two brothers named Harris.
Efforts were made to lynch the murderers.
bat they escaped. Later Hamilton was re-
captured and released on bail. The report
IS now that Il mob took vengeance on him
last night.
Can't Grow Up with the Country.
DENVER, July 1st.-Allen Palmer. alias
Fred. Fricker, was arrested here bv de-
tectives on a charge of embezzlement.
Palmer was clerk for J. T. Francis. real
estate dealer at Pittsburg, Pa, and it is
alleged that about six weeks ago, when
sent to the bank to deposit 81 800, he took
the money and left for the West When
arrested he had 81 ,040 on his person.
sherman's Belief.
Ccpyig1, 1887, by The California associated Press
New YORK, July lst.-John Sherman ar
rived at New York yesterday. In an ex-
| tended interview he said that he thought
it looked as if Cleveland would be re-
nominated; but Sherman believes the Re-
pubiicans will win next year. Sherman
will 90 to the Pacific coast in August.
Alleged Case of Cholera.
DETROIT, July 1st-Patrolman Sander
son was taken suddenly i'll, and had to be
removed home. DR. Brittle, after a care
full examination, pronounced it case of
| Asiatic cholera. This morning Sanderson
is suffering terribly, and is not expected to
live.
PooI-Rooms Closed.
CHICAGO. July 1st-The anti pool law
went into effect this morning, consequently
the pool-rooms were closed last night and
the proprietors say they will not attempt
to do business any longer.
Drop in Cotton-seed OIL.
New YORK, July 1st.-At the annual
meeting of the American Cotton-seed Oil
Trust Company to-day it was voted to paw
quarterly dividends of one per cent. The
declaration of this small dividend caused a
drop of four per cent in the stock.
He Would Like the Earth.
ST. LOUIS. July 1st.-Last year Baldwins
Nolante and Haggin's Tryant were to run
at the st. Louis fair tor a purse of Sl100.
Volante had a walk-over, and Baldwin was
paid one-half the purse-$2, $50. He to.
day brought suit against the Association
for the rest of the purse.
Poor Little Sufferers.
PITTsBURG, July 1st-During the tempo
rsry absence Of Mrs. August Belder. of
Mount Washington, to-day, three of her
children were fatally burned by the explo-
sion of can of coal Oil.
Sale of Rae RS.
New YORK, July Ist-At the Coney
Island Jockey Club course, at Sheepshead
Bay, to-day, sixteen two and three-vear-
Odds from Dryer Bros stables were sold.
There was large attendance Bendigo
was the star of the sale. and brought s., Geo.
Louis, by Virgil. brought s., 300.
The Public Debt.
WAsRIESToN, July 1st.-The decrease of
the public debt Cor June is abou, s16.5OO.-
600. which makes the total reduction for
the fiscal year ended yesterday about $780,
100000. Total cash in the Treasury. as
shown by the freasurer's general account,
s4S2 4333 81.
A Cruel Wife.
DENVER. July 1st.-The case of ex-Goy-
erDor Gilpin against his wife for divorce on
the ground of cruelty. which has been or
triai for two weeks. was concluded to-day.
The iEry gave verdict for plaintiff.